Recent advances in industrial applications of seaweeds

S Polat, M Trif, A Rusu, V Šimat, M Čagalj… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Seaweeds have been generally utilized as food and alternative medicine in different
countries. They are specifically used as a raw material for wine, cheese, soup, tea, noodles …

Functionality and applicability of starch-based films: An eco-friendly approach

SP Bangar, SS Purewal, M Trif, S Maqsood, M Kumar… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The accumulation of high amounts of petro-based plastics is a growing environmental
devastation issue, leading to the urgent need to innovate eco-safe packaging materials at an …

Polysaccharide-based edible gels as functional ingredients: Characterization, applicability, and human health benefits

MS Pascuta, RA Varvara, BE Teleky, K Szabo… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, edible materials such as polysaccharides have gained attention due to their
valuable attributes, especially gelling property. Polysaccharide-based edible gels (PEGs) …

Natural antimicrobials as additives for edible food packaging applications: A review

S Punia Bangar, V Chaudhary, N Thakur, P Kajla… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Edible packaging is a swiftly emerging art of science in which edible biopolymers like lipids,
polysaccharides, proteins, resins, etc., and other consumable constituents extracted from …

Thermal processing for the release of phenolic compounds from wheat and oat bran

LF Călinoiu, DC Vodnar - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present paper was to identify the major polyphenolic compounds and
investigate the antioxidant, antimutagenic, and antimicrobial activities of industrially-derived …

Biomass-derived production of itaconic acid as a building block in specialty polymers

BE Teleky, DC Vodnar - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biomass, the only source of renewable organic carbon on Earth, offers an efficient substrate
for bio-based organic acid production as an alternative to the leading petrochemical industry …

Recent advances in biotechnological itaconic acid production, and application for a sustainable approach

BE Teleky, DC Vodnar - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intense research has been conducted to produce environmentally friendly biopolymers
obtained from renewable feedstock to substitute fossil-based materials. This is an essential …

Active packaging—poly (vinyl alcohol) films enriched with tomato by-products extract

K Szabo, BE Teleky, L Mitrea, LF Călinoiu, GA Martău… - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Active films were prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) blended with itaconic acid (Ia), and
with chitosan (Ch), enriched with tomato processing by-products extract (TBE) in order to …

Improving the shelf life of peeled fresh almond kernels by edible coating with mastic gum

M Farooq, E Azadfar, A Rusu, M Trif, MK Poushi… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coating, as a process in which fruits, vegetables, kernels, and nuts are covered with an
edible layer, is an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic wrap**, which has been …

Itaconic Acid and Its Applications for Textile, Pharma and Agro-Industrial Purposes

N Devi, S Singh, S Manickam, N Cruz-Martins, V Kumar… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Itaconic acid (IA) is a well-known bio-based monounsaturated organic acid (C5H6O4), with
a white color and crystalline structure. It is widely used in the agro-based, plastics, textile …